Sarah Cutler, Steve Eder and Robert Gebeloff, New York Times, Oct. 3, 2023 "Several months ago, as a federal judge worked through a docket of smuggling cases in the bustling border city of Laredo...
Cyrus D. Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, Oct. 3, 2023 "In the face of Congressional inaction to fashion an immigration solution for the United States, the Administration does have broad authority to grant an...
Sarah Lynch, Inc., Oct. 3, 2023 "City officials are seeking federal help as the migrant influx intensifies--and business leaders are joining the call. In August, over 120 business executives from...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 10/05/2023 "The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws,...
Nadine Sebai, Nina Sparling, Bruce Gil, The Public's Radio, Sept. 18, 2023 "The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating possible violations of child labor, overtime pay, and anti-retaliation...
Paul J. Weber, Associated Press, June 11, 2021
"Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has offered no details on his plans to construct new barriers along the border with Mexico while also launching an aggressive campaign to arrest migrants — moves that set up another clash with the Biden administration over immigration. ... Legal experts said the U.S. Supreme Court has made clear that the power to enforce immigration law is in the hands of the federal government, including striking down efforts by Arizona Republicans a decade ago. ... Stephen Yale-Loehr, who teaches immigration law at Cornell Law School, said the federal government likely would challenge whether the state has authority to construct barriers along the border. “While states can do certain things under state law regarding immigration, erecting barriers along the border or arresting migrants is beyond the pale in my view,” he said."